Where was Mother’s Day celebrated first in North America?

Tuesday, May 4th, 2010

In North America, the first Mother’s Day was celebrated in 1908 in Grafton, West Virginia.  A school teacher named Anna Jarvis felt she had done enough for her mother while she was alive.  Two years after her mother died, Jarvis asked the Andrews Methodist Sunday School, where her mother taught for 20 years, to hold [...]

The History of the Easter Lily

Friday, February 19th, 2010

Easter is associated with memories of parades, family gatherings, church services, chocolate bunnies, gift baskets, egg decorating, and the famous Easter Lily. They are very popular for Easter gifts, and their unique trumpet shaped blossoms symbolize life, purity, hope, and the spiritual meaning of Easter along with the promise of Spring. The Easter Lily was [...]